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| Gaza rocket hits city of Ashkelon | Gaza rocket hits city of Ashkelon |
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| A long-range Grad rocket fired by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip has landed in the city of Ashkelon, Israeli police say. | A long-range Grad rocket fired by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip has landed in the city of Ashkelon, Israeli police say. |
| No-one was injured in the attack - the first involving a Grad rocket since the separate ceasefires announced by Israel and Hamas on 18 January. | No-one was injured in the attack - the first involving a Grad rocket since the separate ceasefires announced by Israel and Hamas on 18 January. |
| Other rockets and mortars have been launched from Gaza, however, and Israel has bombed targets in Gaza. | Other rockets and mortars have been launched from Gaza, however, and Israel has bombed targets in Gaza. |
| Israel's three-week operation killed 1,300 people in the strip. | Israel's three-week operation killed 1,300 people in the strip. |
| It also caused massive destruction. | It also caused massive destruction. |
| Thirteen Israelis were killed during the violence, 10 of them soldiers. | Thirteen Israelis were killed during the violence, 10 of them soldiers. |
| The operation was launched to halt or significantly reduce rocket fire from Gaza, and to degrade the military capability of the Hamas militant group that controls the territory. | The operation was launched to halt or significantly reduce rocket fire from Gaza, and to degrade the military capability of the Hamas militant group that controls the territory. |
| There has been no word on which group was behind Tuesday's rocket attack, but the Israeli prime minister's spokesman, Mark Regev, accused Hamas of trying to undermine the ceasefire. | |
| Ashkelon, a city of 122,000 people, is 12 km (7 miles) from northern Gaza. | Ashkelon, a city of 122,000 people, is 12 km (7 miles) from northern Gaza. |
| The city is out of range of the standard rockets and mortars fired by Palestinian militants. Factory-produced Grad rockets, which are smuggled into Gaza from neighbouring Egypt, have a longer reach. | The city is out of range of the standard rockets and mortars fired by Palestinian militants. Factory-produced Grad rockets, which are smuggled into Gaza from neighbouring Egypt, have a longer reach. |